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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mount Everest—Chronicle and Reading List.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people were involved with the first group of foreign mountaineers to undertake an expedition in Tibet after the creation of the People's Republic?
(a) 100 men.
(b) 30 men.
(c) 10 men.
(d) 50 men.

2. According to the Chronicle section, how many people have reached the summit multiple times at the time the book was written?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Fifteen.

3. In the Tibet chapter, what "sport" did Bulle once liken mountaineering to?
(a) Pain.
(b) Rugby.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Suffering.

4. How many days did Messner believe he needed in order to reach the summit from the advanced base camp?
(a) Six days.
(b) Eight days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Three days.

5. Long, unbroken stays above what altitude will make people gradually deteriorate?
(a) 6,500 meters.
(b) 7,500 meters.
(c) 7,000 meters.
(d) 6,000 meters.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Kanchung chapter, how many lectures was Messner scheduled to give during his European lecture tour?

2. When Nena first asked Messner to go for a walk with him to explore the area around the base camp at the beginning of the North Col chapter, what was Messner doing that he did not want to stop?

3. When Messner and his team finally set off on July 13 from the base camp, how many yaks were carrying Messner's supplies?

4. When Messner falls through a crevasse in the Chomolungma chapter, how far down does he fall?

5. According to the Chronicle section, how many people have reached the summit (with or without oxygen) at the time the book was written?

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